tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56429615958815420292024-03-14T01:01:12.277-04:00Chattanooga Modern Quilt GuildUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger149125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642961595881542029.post-33847100000790775742018-04-05T15:42:00.001-04:002021-05-31T16:23:23.376-04:00We Moved!Please visit our new website: <b><a href="http://www.chattmqg.org/">www.chattmqg.org</a></b><br />
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Join us <b>Saturday, March 10</b> for our monthly guild meeting.</div>
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Ann Hurley, Camille Miller and Martha Steele will help us explore ways to use common/simple shapes to create complex designs for modern quilts. </div>
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We’ll look at straightforward patterns and examine ways to restructure them into more interesting and complicated creations. </div>
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This program includes a hands-on exercise, so please bring the following items:</div>
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<li>Scissors (for cutting paper)</li>
<li>Pencil</li>
<li>Ruler</li>
<li>Glue stick</li>
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This month we shared our favorite notions for cutting, sewing and quilting. Plus, two ChattMQG members traveled to QuiltCon in Pasadena, and we learned about two upcoming regional quilt shows.<br />
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Go-To Gadgets & Tools</h2>
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"I can't believe you brought drug paraphernalia to our guild meeting!" someone exclaimed in jest. To say our meeting on our favorite quilting gadgets took an unexpected turn is an understatement. And no, we don't condone illicit activities, but a couple of unconventional tools gave us a good chuckle.<br />
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<u style="font-weight: normal;">For Hand Quilting</u></h3>
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Better known as a surgical tool, a hemostat can be a hand quilter's best friend. It pivots like scissors but does not cut. Instead, a set of interlocking teeth below the handles lets you control the gripping force of the tip.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This surgical tool can be very useful for hand quilting.</td></tr>
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Catherine Price recommends clamping it onto a needle to pull the needle through thick quilt layers with ease. Following her informative show-and-tell, another quilter (who shall remain anonymous to protect her identity) proclaimed, "That's a roach clip!" To each her own.</div>
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Other tools recommend for hand quilting include:</div>
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<li><a href="http://colonialneedle.com/ThimblePad-R-.html" target="_blank">Colonial Leather ThimblePad</a>, used by Sara to stabilize a thimble (it can also be worn in place of a thimble)<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></li>
<li><a href="http://www.clover-usa.com/en/embroidery-stitching/400-embroidery-threader.html" target="_blank">Clover Embroidery Threader</a>, to easily thread needles with perle cotton</li>
<li>Self-threading needles</li>
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Rhonda Fulghum shared a very handy tip: convert your favorite paperback quilting books to spiral-bound! This makes it easier to open them to specific pages while you’re learning a new technique.</div>
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Rhonda also praised the handmade stiletto she received from Jean Larson, who used a large darning needle and <a href="http://www.polymerclayweb.com/aboutpolymerclay/brands/fimo.aspx" target="_blank">Fimo Polymer Clay</a> to make it.<br />
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Other handy tools to keep by your machine include:</div>
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<li><a href="https://www.fatquartershop.com/turquoise-zirkel-magnetic-pincushion" target="_blank">Zirkel Magnetic Pincushion</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thecolorfulworldofsewing.com/That-Purple-Thang.html" target="_blank">That Purple Thang</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.clover-usa.com/en/sewing-and-quilting/613-roll-press-.html" target="_blank">Clover Roll & Press</a> (great for paper-piecing)</li>
<li>A telescoping back scratcher, for the days when there is no one around to help you reach that <i>one</i> spot.</li>
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A somewhat unconventional idea came from Sherry Leary: use a <a href="https://www.lowes.com/pd/IRWIN-QUICK-GRIP-12-in-Clamp/1205683" target="_blank">Quick-Grip clamp</a> from the hardware store to lock your fabric into place when cutting long strips. Sherry stacks her cutting mat, fabric, and ruler along the edge of a table and clamps all three into place to prevent any shifting.<br />
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Other useful cutting tools include:</div>
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<li>Titanium rotary blades</li>
<li><a href="http://www.karenkaybuckley.com/store.php?cat=13" target="_blank">Karen Kay Buckley adjustable rulers</a> (perfect for traveling to quilt retreats!)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.creativegridsusa.com/products/CGRGE2" target="_blank">Creative Grids Stripology Squared Ruler</a> (great for cutting binding strips)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.quiltingcompany.com/store/fons-and-porter-quarter-inch-seam-marker" target="_blank">Quarter inch seam marker</a></li>
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If you tend to shy away from quilting without a walking foot, several items can make free-motion more fun and less stressful. Denise Ohlman uses a <a href="https://sharonschamber.com/products/quilt-halo" target="_blank">Quilt Halo</a> for support and control when she does FMQ; Catherine recommends a similar tool called <a href="https://shop.martellinotions.com/8-11free-motion-quilting-hoop-set.html" target="_blank">Martelli Gripper Rings</a>. <a href="http://www.battsintheattic.com/shop/Tools/p/Batt-Scooters-x7399637.htm" target="_blank">Batt Scooters</a> by Paula Reid can also help you keep a good grip on your quilt sandwich while it's under the needle.<br />
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<li>Directional/numbered pins, to organize your cutting/piecing piles</li>
<li><a href="https://www.paulajeancreations.com/products.html" target="_blank">Kwik Klip</a>, to save your fingers during basting</li>
<li><a href="http://www.clover-usa.com/en/accessories/212-hera-marker.html" target="_blank">Clover Hera Marker</a>, to mark your quilt top without the use of ink or chalk</li>
<li><a href="https://www.goldenthreads.com/shop/product/quilters-assistant-proportional-scale/" target="_blank">Quilter's Assistant Proportional Scale</a>, to easily resize blocks</li>
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Blue Ribbon Winner</h2>
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Congratulations to Mary Keasler, who won <b><i>two</i></b> first-place ribbons at this year's QuiltCon in Pasadena, California. She took the top prize in the American Patchwork & Quilting Flying Geese category for her quilt titled "Free Motion", and her "Mountain Town" quilt won the Small Quilts category. <a href="https://www.quiltcon.com/winners" target="_blank">Click here</a> to see all of this year's winning quilts. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mary Keasler and her award-winning quilt "Free Motion"</td></tr>
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Kelly Spell also had a quilt juried into the show. Her "Humuhumunukunukuapua'a" quilt was exhibited in the Small Quilts category.</div>
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Upcoming Quilt Shows</h2>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Speaking of quilt shows, there are two shows scheduled in the coming weeks that are an easy drive from the Chattanooga area.</span></div>
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<li><b>Fiber Arts & Art Quilts at <a href="http://clevelandworkspace.com/" target="_blank">Cleveland Workspace</a></b>: Friday, March 9 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Saturday, March 10 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cleveland Workspace is located at 445 Church Street in Cleveland, TN. Contact Karen Downer for more information. <i>This exhibition coincides with "Stitches in Time" at the Museum Center at Five Points.</i></li>
<li><b><a href="http://www.sewingexpo.com/Events/Atlanta,GA.aspx" target="_blank">Original Sewing & Quilt Expo</a></b>: Thursday, March 8 through Saturday, March 10 at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth, GA. Exhibit hall hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.</li>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">We want to take a moment to recognize the work of Sara Bradshaw, a retired police officer and guild member who is working on quilts for <a href="https://ourrescue.org/" target="_blank">Operation Underground Railroad</a> (O.U.R.). The organization rescues victims of sex trafficking, and Sara committed to send 10 quilts to O.U.R. this year. The first group recently arrived at O.U.R. and the organization wrote a <a href="http://ourrescue.org/blog/quilters-guild-joined-fight-trafficking/" target="_blank">blog post</a> about the donation. Sara's enthusiasm for the cause encouraged several guild mates to join her effort, and comments on the O.U.R. blog post indicate interest among quilters around the country. Bravo!</span><br />
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Habitat for Humanity</h2>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">In addition, Sara sits on our newly formed Community Service Project Committee. She, Beverly Herron and Camille Miller will oversee the guild's work with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Chattanooga Area this year.</span><br />
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</span> Last month, Sara completed a quilt top using brick blocks made by members for several 2017 Habitat quilts. It is in the queue to be quilted and will be donated to a homeowner later this year.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sara (left) and Karen (right) hold the quilt top Sara completed for a 2018 Habitat homeowner.</td></tr>
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And Beverly volunteered to quilt a top she made; it was bound and labeled by Denise, who presented it to a homeowner during Habitat's first dedication ceremony of 2018. Stay tuned for more pictures!</div>
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What are your go-to gadgets and tools when you’re piecing or quilting—the items you need close at hand to ensure success?</div>
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Look around your sewing room: do you have a favorite ruler, or a certain pair of scissors that is cut above the rest? Perhaps the one thing that helps you work most efficiently came from a hardware store instead of a LQS, or maybe you hacked it together DIY-style because it doesn’t exist on the market.</div>
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The new year started with a bang! ChattMQG members' work was featured in books, a magazine, <i>and</i> a local quilt show; plus, we launched a new quilt challenge.</div>
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Anticipation filled the air at our January meeting as we prepared for an opportunity to breathe new life into a fellow member’s once-prized but now-neglected project. Participants were asked to bring at least one unfinished object to be part of this year's rendition of the popular <a href="http://chattmqg.blogspot.com/2017/11/a-big-finish-to-close-out-2017.html" target="_blank">Cut It Up! Challenge</a>: UFOs, orphan blocks, and several quilt tops adorned two tables.</div>
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Instead of focusing our efforts on a single group quilt, this go-round we’re working on individual projects. To start, each participant did a brief show-and-tell about the unfinished project she brought to the table. After we got a closer look and a chance to fondle the fabric, we drew numbers and divvied up the items White Elephant-style. There was quite a bit of stealing involved in the process!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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Everyone left the meeting with someone else’s item(s) to cut up and use to create a new, <i>modern</i> quilt. You can see each item in the slideshow below: the original owner is pictured on the left, and the sewing surgeon is pictured on the right.<iframe src="//chattmqg.github.io/facebook-slider?album=1836325783076616" style="border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; height: 600px; min-width: 640px; width: 100%;"></iframe>Everyone has five months to complete the challenge and there are no size requirements for the finished quilts, which will be unveiled at our June meeting. Please share your progress as you work! Use the hashtag <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/chattmqgcutsitup/" target="_blank"><b>#chattmqgcutsitup</b></a> on Instagram and post your pictures in our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/157500777735656/" target="_blank">Facebook Group</a>.</div>
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Also in January, eight ChattMQG members exhibited their work at <a href="http://sceniccityclayarts.org/" target="_blank">Scenic City Clay Arts'</a> Gallery f 2232°.</div>
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The show, titled "Face Jugs and Quilts of Modern Day Appalachia", was organized by local artists Carrie Anne Parks and Lolly Durant as part of a Hamilton County Schools in-service day for art teachers. Parks and Durant heard about ChattMQG from member Sherry Leary, and they invited the guild to feature members’ quilts alongside the work of potters Mark Issenberg and Shelby West.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
<iframe src="//chattmqg.github.io/facebook-slider?album=1820311131344748" style="border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; height: 600px; min-width: 640px; width: 100%;"></iframe>The timeline for submission was tight, and it happened at the height of the holiday season, but the result was a vibrant, colorful display that offered viewers a delightful juxtaposition of hard and soft art forms. Partnering with other artists for a local show proved to be a great success! <a href="http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/life/entertainment/story/2018/jan/21/modern-traditions-face-jugs-contemporary-quil/461562/" target="_blank">In an article by the Times Free Press</a>, Parks described the quilts as, “really like paintings, the way the [quilters] are working with color and forms. They are doing interesting things with their stitchery and adventurous things with their quilts.”<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
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Veronica Hofman-Ortega’s “Listen” quilt, which was part of the show at Scenic City Clay Arts, is featured in a new book by Melissa Averinos called <i><a href="http://www.melissaaverinos.com/blog//495-making-faces-in-fabric-by-melissa-averinos" target="_blank">Making Faces in Fabric</a></i>. Check it out on page 105 in the gallery of student work.<br />
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And Mary Keasler’s award-winning quilt “Not Easy Being Green” can be seen on page 179 of The Modern Quilt Guild’s new book <i><a href="http://www.ctpub.com/modern-quilts/" target="_blank">Modern Quilts: Designs of the New Century</a></i>. That piece earned Mary the ribbon for Best Machine Quilting (Frameless) at last year’s QuiltCon.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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Finally, Audrey Workman’s “Log Cabin Jamboree” is featured on page 81 in the Log Cabin issue of <i><a href="https://curatedquilts.com/" target="_blank">Curated Quilts</a></i>. CQ is a new, quarterly journal that features a gallery of quilts on a specific theme. For each issue, the magazine puts out a call for entries for mini quilts; quilters must adhere to a specific color palette and strict size requirements in order to be selected for publication.</div>
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Are you looking for an easy way to make quilt show ribbons? Don’t want to do the math or make a special run to the store for supplies? This tutorial will show you how to make simple and customizable award ribbons using fabric and other items you probably already have in your sewing room.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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In 2016 and 2017, ChattMQG presidents Audrey Workman and Kelly Spell issued challenges to members to make quilts for two end-of-year shows that hung during the guild’s December meetings. Inspired by the gorgeous <a href="https://modernhandcraft.com/2016/02/quiltcon-2016-award-ribbons/" target="_blank">QuiltCon ribbons</a> made by Nicole Daksiewicz of Modern Handcraft, Audrey made several ribbons for her 2016 <a href="http://chattmqg.blogspot.com/2016/12/2016-presidents-mini-quilt-challenge_31.html" target="_blank">President’s Mini Quilt Challenge</a> — you can see one here:</div>
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Take your 3” x 16” strip of fabric, fold it in half along the long edge with wrong sides together, and press. Use your favorite method to gather the fabric into a ruffle (we like the machine method demonstrated <a href="https://www.wikihow.com/Gather-Fabric-into-Ruffles" target="_blank">here</a>), and shape it into a circle with the raw edges on the inside. Tie your basting threads into a knot to hold the circle in place, then set aside.</div>
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Take your 3” x 12” strip of fabric and follow the instructions above to create the inner ruffle. Place the outer ruffle on a table with the right side facing up, and center the inner ruffle on top of it with the right side facing up. Pin the two ruffles in place and then sew a basting stitch around the inner circle to hold them together.</div>
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Happy New Year! To kick off 2018, we're bringing back our popular <a href="http://chattmqg.blogspot.com/2017/11/a-big-finish-to-close-out-2017.html" target="_blank">Cut It Up! Challenge</a> <span style="color: #454545; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 12px;">—</span> with a couple twists.<br />
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Instead of focusing our efforts on a single group quilt, we're going to work on individual projects. And we won't cut up completed quilt tops; for this reboot, we'll breathe new life into UFOs and orphan blocks.<br />
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To participate, search your sewing room for one or two incomplete projects and bring them to our <b>January 13</b> guild meeting. Each participant will do a brief show-and-tell about their item(s), and then we'll draw numbers and divvy them up white-elephant style.<br />
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That's right: <i>you'll go home with <b>someone else's</b> UFO or orphan blocks </i>to cut up and use in the creation of a new, modern quilt. And a fellow participant will take yours home to rework. Everyone has five months to complete the challenge; finished quilts will be unveiled at our June meeting. I look forward to seeing the results!<br />
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Vista Mahan took home the viewer’s choice ribbon for her “Ocean Currents” mini quilt. Vista selected Kona Cotton Pool as her third solid; the name of the fabric inspired her watery landscape, which includes a combination of hand and machine quilting.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
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And if you’re interested in making your own quilt show award ribbons, stay tuned for a tutorial coming in the next few weeks.<br />
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After a successful brainstorming session in November, the steering committee took your ideas for next year’s programs and used them to create the following calendar. The topics listed in red will be taught by small groups of members listed in parenthesis; if you haven’t signed up for a group, let me know which topic piques your interest and I’ll gladly add your name!</div>
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<li>January 13: <b>Cut It Up! (Again)</b> — We’re bringing back the popular <a href="http://chattmqg.blogspot.com/2017/11/a-big-finish-to-close-out-2017.html" target="_blank">Cut It Up! Challenge</a> but with a twist. This time we’re focusing on UFOs and orphan blocks instead of a completed quilt top. Search your sewing room and bring 1-2 incomplete projects to the January meeting; someone else will take your work home, cut it up, and make something new with it.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></li>
<li>February 10: <b>Go-To Gadgets & Tools</b></li>
<li>March 10: <b>TBD</b></li>
<li>April 14: <b>TBD</b></li>
<li>May 12: <b><span style="color: red;">Hand Quilting</span></b> (Sara Bradshaw, Ava Moore, Catherine Price, Patricia Steadman, Audrey Workman)</li>
<li>June 9: <b>Cut It Up! (Again) quilt show and Brown Bag Fabric Challenge launch</b></li>
<li>July 14: <b><span style="color: red;">Using Common Shapes to Create Complex Designs</span></b> (Ann Hurley, Camille Miller)</li>
<li>August 11: <b><span style="color: red;">Binding and Finishing Techniques</span></b> (Karen Downer, Carolyn Pugh)</li>
<li>September 8: <b><span style="color: red;">Alternative Materials for Modern Quilts</span></b> (Theresa Kitchell, Stephanie Quesinberry)</li>
<li>October 13: <b>Scrap Buster Sew-In</b></li>
<li>November 10: <b>2019 Brainstorming</b></li>
<li>December 8: <b>Holiday party and Brown Bag Fabric Challenge quilt show</b></li>
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2018 Officers & Bylaws </h2>
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The steering committee recently adopted revised <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WsChT0t1gwFMWo27IgePo4Qoma_eJju0/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">bylaws</a> for the guild. The biggest changes are that we increased the number of named officers, clarified the nomination process for new officers, and formalized procedures concerning guild finances. I encourage you to read the revisions and let me know if you have any questions.</div>
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Leading the guild in 2018 are the following officers:</div>
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<li><b>Treasurer:</b> Vanessa King</li>
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And many thanks to our 2017 officers and steering committee! Your dedication and hard work are greatly appreciated.</div>
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<li><b>President:</b> Kelly Spell</li>
<li><b>Treasurer:</b> Jean Larson</li>
<li><b>Secretary:</b> Denise Ohlman</li>
<li><b>Steering Committee:</b> Veronica Hofman-Ortega, Mary Keasler, Sandi Suggs, Audrey Workman</li>
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Are you ready to close out the year with food, fun, and quilts?<br />
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Join us <b>Saturday, Dec. 9 at 10 a.m. </b>for our annual holiday party and mini-quilt show! Please bring a food item to share, show-and-tell, and a handmade gift if you want to participate in a gift exchange.<br />
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In addition, please bring a check for your 2018 dues of $35 made payable to Chattanooga Modern Quilt Guild. We have a lot of great programs in the works for 2018, I'll explain them in detail Saturday.<br />
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See you then!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642961595881542029.post-74824972985827959512017-11-30T12:52:00.000-05:002017-12-03T13:56:07.053-05:00A Big Finish to Close Out 2017<div class="p1">
“<i>Mosaic Garden</i> never looked so good!” That was one of several compliments I overheard last month when we unveiled the completed quilt from our <a href="http://chattmqg.blogspot.com/2017/06/cut-it-up-quilt-top-challenge.html" target="_blank">Cut It Up! Quilt Top Challenge</a>.</div>
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The quilt started its life several years ago as traditional top, sewn by guild member and fabric sales rep Veronica Hofman-Ortega to highlight a fabric line she was selling at the time. She donated it to the guild to use as a learning tool to reinforce design ideas presented by <a href="http://chattmqg.blogspot.com/2017/01/chattmqg-to-host-lecture-and-workshop.html" target="_blank">Mary Kerr</a> during a lecture and workshop in April. (Kerr specializes in antique textiles and recently wrote a book on incorporating vintage pieces into modern quilts.)</div>
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After a design session at our June meeting, we settled on Vista Mahan’s plan to refashion Veronica’s quilt top. (<a href="http://chattmqg.blogspot.com/2017/06/june-meeting-recap.html" target="_blank">Check out all of the designs we created here</a>.) Using Affinity Photo software, I digitized Vista's paper design and added sections of solid stripes to increase the overall quilt size. Then during a <a href="http://chattmqg.blogspot.com/2017/07/sewing-for-habitat.html" target="_blank">July sew-in</a>, several members took a rotary cutter to Veronica’s top and reassembled it adding strips of white, yellow, red, blue, green, and purple. You can see each stage of the process below.</div>
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Our original plan was to donate the quilt to a Habitat for Humanity homeowner, but we were very ambitious this year and ended up with more quilts than Habitat had homeowners! So stay tuned for the final plan. Thanks again to Veronica for donating the original quilt top, and to everyone who helped design and assemble the remix.</div>
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Are you interested in reviving this challenge in 2018? Let me know in the comments!</div>
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Storming Brains Pummel Easy Approaches</h2>
As the third annual November brainstorming process began, we could feel a shift in the wind energized by new ideas. What do we want to learn about in 2018?<br />
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In years past our suggestions for program topics were dominated by techniques yet unexplored. Now that we have mined a trove of methods we can use to physically put together a quilt top, we're ready to delve deeper down the shaft and excavate some lesser-known treasures of construction and design.<br />
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Top Votes Go Here</h3>
Our members<span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">—</span>confident at making quilt tops<span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">—</span>are eager to reach beyond straight lines and master free-motion quilting on our domestic machines in 2018. We want to learn how to create complex designs from common shapes. We want to figure out how to design quilts with the minimum amount of seams. Another popular idea was binding and finishing art quilts (please check <a href="http://chattmqg.blogspot.com/2015/05/" target="_blank">our Archived Post from May 2015</a> to find links that will get you started).<br />
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Runners-up for possible 2018 program topics included quilting with alternative materials; exploring texture, color, and repetition; and solving problems.<br />
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Other ideas generated during our brainstorming session included visiting an art museum, inviting an art teacher to walk us through design concepts, hosting retreats, continuing popular sew-ins, and even impromptu gatherings in restaurants. Fun!<br />
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Self-Analysis Reveals We Continue to Grow in Confidence</h2>
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Thanks to everyone who showed up to participate and offer ideas for our upcoming programs. We appreciate you! And thanks to Veronica for leading us in another successful session.<br />
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Mini Quilts with Big Personalities</h2>
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Finally, it was Christmas in November as Camille (Ms. Claus?) passed out wrapped packages from our new friends in the <a href="http://www.tucsonmodernquilts.com/" target="_blank">Tucson Modern Quilt Guild</a>. Our <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/aztotnswap/" target="_blank">#AZtoTNswap</a> resulted in lots of lovely work, check out the minis received by some of our participants:</div>
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2017 is winding down and it's time to start planning next year's programs.<br />
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Join us <b>Saturday, Nov. 11 at 10 a.m. </b>for our third-annual brainstorming session! This is your opportunity to pitch ideas for program topics and guide the guild's direction for the coming year.<br />
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Bring your ideas and your enthusiasm, as well as your <a href="http://chattmqg.blogspot.com/2017/09/curves-challenge.html" target="_blank">Curves Challenge</a> mini quilts for our December show. And get excited, because I'm going to reveal three big group-quilt finishes during show-and-tell.<br />
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I'll see you Saturday!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642961595881542029.post-85177588252863282552017-10-31T08:48:00.000-04:002017-11-02T13:43:57.275-04:00October Meeting Recap<h2>
Computer Software for Quilt Design</h2>
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Building upon Jean's September presentation on quilt design, Vanessa, Carolyn R., Catherine and Stephanie showed us ways to let computers and mobile devices do some of the brainwork behind the quilt during our October meeting.<br />
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Stephanie has a phone with her most of the time and uses two apps, <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brakefield.idfree&hl=en" target="_blank">Infinite Design</a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brakefield.painter&hl=en" target="_blank">Infinite Painter</a>, to help get ideas out of her head and into a sketch before she forgets them. Both apps are made for Android devices. Draw with your finger, work from a photo, use layers--all the familiar tools are there in a convenient, free package.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are a few of the sketch tools available in Infinite Painter.</td></tr>
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Several design apps are also available from <a href="http://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/catalog/mobile.html" target="_blank">Adobe</a>; Stephanie showed us how to "paint" and create shapes using <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/draw.html" target="_blank">Illustrator Draw</a> and <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/sketch.html" target="_blank">Photoshop Sketch</a>. They work on Apple <i>and</i> Android devices, enabling you to sketch on the go and send your drawings to your desktop computer for further refinement.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stephanie also showed us some of Adobe Photoshop Sketch's design capabilities.</td></tr>
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Most mobile apps won't take you directly from idea to quilt, but they are portable and tend to be free or inexpensive. No need to carry a sketchbook! <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vSBBERUi56zVBjGag5AWlEIlZT3W7QM1KF93U2wymGRbObLjXK0qFmCNpxl0FJoVjqUBf98mUE209ca/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000&slide=id.p" target="_blank">Click here</a> to see Stephanie's entire presentation.<br />
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Next we saw a demo of <a href="http://electricquilt.com/" target="_blank">Electric Quilt</a>, a recent version of which is known as EQ7. Carolyn took the sketches we sent Jean last month and transformed them into digital designs using this popular quilting software. Her interpretation of Audrey's sketch (which was inspired by Anthony Quigley's <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BYVjOflD4d6/?taken-by=anthonyquigley" target="_blank">photograph</a> of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport) is featured below, and you can see more of Carolyn's work by clicking <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRvAQBRUG2K6kjHmOr7VQaep9yAPGRakENQj3WxoBpeQABliJszTBG5zO43IBu2loC9AaLoOHlDZ63S/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000&slide=id.p" target="_blank">this link</a> to her slideshow.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another screenshot of Carolyn's design made with EQ7</td></tr>
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With an extensive pattern library of fabrics and colors, you can work out your design and see a graphic image of your finished quilt before you ever pick up your rotary cutter. And your brain can go to lunch while the program calculates yardage and lists out shapes and sizes to cut.<br />
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You will still have to do the cutting unless you have something like a Cricut machine. Then all that's left to do is sew! This isn't the cheapest option when it comes to digital quilt design, but you can get in the door for a couple hundred bucks.<br />
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If you have already have this software, use it to design your quilts! Catherine scans swatches of her fabric and uses Adobe <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html" target="_blank">Photoshop</a> magic to visualize different layouts. If you don't have Photoshop you can get similar results with <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-premiere-elements.html" target="_blank">Photoshop Elements</a>. Early versions like PE3 often have free trial periods.<br />
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What's YOUR favorite computer software program for quilt design? Let us know in the comments!<br />
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<li><a href="http://chattmqg.blogspot.com/2017/09/curves-challenge.html" target="_blank">Curves Challenge</a> quilts are due at our November 11 guild meeting.</li>
<li>Mini quilts for the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/aztotnswap/" target="_blank">#AZtoTNswap</a> will be arriving soon from the Tucson MQG! Hopefully you already mailed yours to your partner.</li>
<li>We're looking for next year's guild leaders. Will you be one of them? See Kelly.</li>
<li>Do you have any ideas for next year's guild charity/education endeavors? Let us know.</li>
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Join us <b>Saturday, Oct. 14 at 10 a.m.</b> as we explore computer software programs that can help bring your quilt ideas to life.<br />
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Vanessa, Carolyn R., Catherine and Stephanie will highlight the capabilities of two popular programs: <a href="http://electricquilt.com/" target="_blank">Electric Quilt</a> and <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/illustrator.html" target="_blank">Adobe Illustrator</a>. The group will also provide tips on how to incorporate <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html?promoid=PC1PQQ5T&mv=other" target="_blank">Adobe Photoshop</a> into your quilt planning.<br />
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I look forward to seeing you there!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642961595881542029.post-20727850371791294052017-09-25T09:07:00.001-04:002017-09-25T09:13:51.669-04:00Curves Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Are you up for a challenge? Make a quilt for our <a href="http://chattmqg.blogspot.com/2016/12/2016-presidents-mini-quilt-challenge_31.html" target="_blank">end-of-year quilt show</a>!<br />
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This year's theme is <b>curves</b>. I want you to create an original design for a small, modern quilt using any techniques you see fit. (Recent programs covered several that may help you, including <a href="http://chattmqg.blogspot.com/2017/08/august-meeting-recap.html" target="_blank">improv piecing</a>, <a href="http://chattmqg.blogspot.com/2017/05/applique-techniques-for-modern-quilters.html" target="_blank">appliqué</a>, and <a href="http://chattmqg.blogspot.com/2017/03/march-meeting-recap.html" target="_blank">foundation paper piecing</a>.)<br />
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If you're on Instagram, share pictures of your progress/process with the hashtag <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/chattmqgcurves/" target="_blank">#ChattMQGcurves</a>. When you're finished, label your quilt your name and the quilt's name.</div>
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Finished quilts are due at our Nov. 11 guild meeting, and they'll be on display during our Dec. 9 meeting. </div>
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Armed with a gridded flip pad and a handful of dry-erase markers--but no calculator--Jean Larson walked us through several examples, showing us her process for converting a sketch to a reproducible quilt block.<br />
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Amid cries of "Have you ever heard of Wonder Under!" and "I'd just make templates!" and "Do you know how to paper piece?" Jean persisted, demonstrating a geometrical way to resize triangles and other shapes accurately.<br />
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Nor should you be. A brief foray into social media reveals thousands of quilt patterns for sale. You can make your own and you do not need a fancy program to do that (although we will talk about some of those options at our October meeting).<br />
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We also learned ways to make reproducible curves using <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=hip+curve+ruler" target="_blank">a tool from the dressmaker's arsenal</a>.<br />
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Give your brain a workout and see how far you can get with a little push from Jean!<br />
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Camille Miller agreed to present a quilt to the new Habitat homeowners at the September 16th dedication ceremony. Our next quilt will be presented in October. And we have two volunteers to thank: new member Beverly Herron is tackling the result of the <a href="http://chattmqg.blogspot.com/2017/07/sewing-for-habitat.html" target="_blank">Cut It Up! Quilt Top Challenge</a>, and Karen Sperry is working magic on the <a href="http://chattmqg.blogspot.com/2017/03/star-blocks-for-habitat-quilt-call-for.html" target="_blank">paper-pieced star quilt</a>.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Patricia (left) pieced this top following an Alison Glass pattern; Denise (right) quilted it.</td></tr>
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Join us <b>Saturday, Sept. 9 at 10 a.m.</b> as Jean Larson walks us through steps to analyze and deconstruct a design and translate it into fabric. Armed with Jean’s tips and tricks, you’ll leave with confidence to tackle any project.</div>
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Program: Curved Piecing</h2>
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Are you interested in slipping away from the straight and narrow? If you attended our August meeting you saw a handful of different ways to swerve in a new direction. Delores, Vista, Gerry, Julie and Kate teamed up to show us a variety of examples and methods to cut and piece curves into our quilts. We saw modern curves cut with templates or improvisationally, pieced in modern ways, combined with stripes, stretched out on the bias, recut and sewn into checks, hanging by slivers--the ideas were flowing and inspiring. Try out some of their methods and see what you can create!</div>
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Members, you have a survey in your inbox. If you have not yet responded, please take some time to do so. This is your chance to let us know what you think is going well and what you might like to see changed. We want to hear your voice!<br />
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Group Quilt in Progress</h2>
We have a group quilt in the works. The blocks were improvisationally pieced and quilted individually by Kelly, Jean, Sandi, Mary, Denise, Stephanie, Toni, Theresa, Martha, Karen S., and Karen D. Check out the way the makers used scraps to create richly saturated fabric. We plan to enter the quilt into the 2018 QuiltCon show, so we're keeping the full reveal under wraps for a little while longer. Stay tuned!<br />
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If you are participating in this cross-country swap be sure to post photos of your quilts--both in progress and finished--on the social media platforms of your choice. Be a detective and check out your partner's style. <a href="http://www.tucsonmodernquilts.com/" target="_blank">And go see what the members of Tucson MQG are making.</a> The anticipation of wondering which mini will be yours is a huge part of the fun. The AZ guild will ship all their quilts to Chattanooga in a single package in October. When you get your swap quilt finished, bring it back to guild because we want to photo all our makers and their minis before they head west.<br />
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Camille Miller, organizer of our swap with Tucson, has returned from Navy boot camp and is now a trained Mass Communications specialist. We are all so proud of Camille, who joined the Navy last year. Guild member Karen Downer surprised Camille (and the rest of us) by presenting her with a Quilt of Valor made by area quilters. As Karen and Jackie Cory wrapped Camille in her quilt, guild members quickly rose to give Camille a standing ovation, and there were quite a few misty eyes around the room. Now that she's back and working in Chattanooga, Camille will be able to join us for most of our meetings. </div>
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See you there!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642961595881542029.post-38608449145972361332017-07-14T09:05:00.003-04:002017-07-14T09:05:51.345-04:00Sewing for HabitatDuring our July meeting, the room was full and noisy as we worked diligently to put together two quilt tops for upcoming Habitat for Humanity home dedications this fall.<br />
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This group assembled blocks made by members after <a href="http://chattmqg.blogspot.com/2017/03/march-meeting-recap.html" target="_blank">our foundation paper-piecing program</a>. Between February and June, volunteers signed up for specific colorways and sewed star blocks at home using scraps from their stashes. These were pinned to a design wall by Delores at the start of the sew-in. We tried several arrangements until the color balance said "Yes!" and then came the easy part of fitting together blocks made by more than a dozen volunteers on at least that many machines with a wee bit of variation in that famous quarter inch seam. (Ha!) The end result (pictured above) features 29 twinkling stars and one improvised white block of negative space. </div>
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The workers on this team brought to life the winning design from last month's <a href="http://chattmqg.blogspot.com/2017/06/june-meeting-recap.html" target="_blank">Cut It Up! Quilt Top Challenge</a>.<br />
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If you want to volunteer to quilt either of the tops we completed during the sew-in, just comment on this post or send an email to Kelly at chattmqg@gmail.com. Your time and effort are greatly appreciated!</div>
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Last year we participated in a swap with Tennessee MQG guilds from Memphis, Nashville and Knoxville. Camille from our guild has organized a similar swap with the Tuscon MQG in Arizona. Members received a form via email, be sure to sign up by July 22! Swaps are a great way to make new friends.<br />
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Grab your sewing machine, cutting mat or ironing board, and join us Saturday, July 8 at 10 a.m. for a sew-in.<br />
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We'll tackle two quilt tops: Audrey's <a href="http://chattmqg.blogspot.com/2017/03/march-meeting-recap.html" target="_blank">paper-pieced star block</a> top, and the <a href="http://chattmqg.blogspot.com/2017/06/june-meeting-recap.html" target="_blank">Cut It Up! Quilt Top Challenge</a> top. Both will be donated to Habitat for Humanity homeowners later this year.<br />
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Members received an email with a survey to sign up for their preferred role of sewist, cutter, presser or runner.<br />
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Scissors snipped, glue sticks swirled, and imagination ran wild at our June meeting as members fashioned new designs from an old quilt top that’s about to go under the knife. It’s all part of the <a href="http://chattmqg.blogspot.com/2017/06/cut-it-up-quilt-top-challenge.html" target="_blank">Cut It Up! Quilt Top Challenge</a>, an idea hatched by the steering committee to help reinforce design ideas presented by <a href="http://chattmqg.blogspot.com/2017/01/chattmqg-to-host-lecture-and-workshop.html" target="_blank">Mary Kerr</a> in April.</div>
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Committee member and fabric sales rep <a href="http://www.fiberanticsbyveronica.com/2017/06/quilt-top-remix-at-chattanooga-mqg.html" target="_blank">Veronica Hofman-Ortega</a> offered to let us slice up the quilt top you see here; she made it several years ago to highlight the Mosaic Garden fabric line and had no plans to finish it herself. But like many of us, Veronica believes a finished quilt is always better than a top that languishes in a pile! So we got busy thinking of ways to make turn this traditional quilt into a modern one. </div>
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Everyone at the meeting received two photocopies of the quilt top: one to cut up and redesign, and the second as a backup if their original idea didn’t pan out. Using paper, colored pencils, and glue or tape, members reimagined the quilt top during a 30-minute design session. They weren't required to use <i>every</i> part of the original quilt, which measures 40” x 56”, but the goal was to expand the top to roughly 60” x 72” — a generous size for a future Habitat for Humanity homeowner. </div>
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As you can see, some designs used minimal amounts of the original quilt while others used the entire thing.</div>
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Stay tuned for the next step in the process, as we <a href="http://chattmqg.blogspot.com/2017/07/sewing-for-habitat.html" target="_blank">construct the top during a sew-in</a> at the July 8 guild meeting. Once quilted, it will be donated to a Habitat homeowner later this year.<br />
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Meanwhile, new homeowners Ashley and Fanetta each received a quilt during a dedication ceremony June 10. Several guild members made blocks for Fanetta's quilt; Joan Thornbury pieced the top and it was quilted by <a href="http://www.sherrysquilting.com/About-Me.html" target="_blank">Sherry Meyer</a> of Ooltewah. </div>
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Ashley’s quilt was constructed by various guild members during an exercise on <a href="http://chattmqg.blogspot.com/2016/08/august-meeting-recap.html" target="_blank">modern traditionalism</a>; Jackie Cory pieced the top and it was also quilted by Sherry Meyer. You can see close-up pictures of Ashley and Fanetta's quilts in the show-and-tell section at the bottom of this blog post.</div>
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And homeowner LaToya received a third quilt during a dedication ceremony May 13.</div>
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Thanks to everyone who has contributed to our Habitat quilts this year!</div>
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Modern Mini Quilt Challenge Winners!</h2>
Congratulations to Kelly Spell and Gerry Haywood on their wins in the <a href="http://www.nancyzieman.com/blog/quilt-expo/2017-quilt-expo-modern-mini-quilt-challenge-winners/" target="_blank">2017 Quilt Expo Modern Mini Quilt Challenge</a> hosted by Quilt Expo and Nancy Zieman. Kelly took first place with her "American Alligator" mini, winning a Baby Lock sewing machine; Gerry won several spools of Madeira thread with her colorful improv mini. (You may recognize Gerry's quilt from our <a href="http://chattmqg.blogspot.com/2016/12/2016-presidents-mini-quilt-challenge_31.html" target="_blank">2016 President's Mini Quilt Challenge</a>.)<br />
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Several members traveled to Knoxville last week to see <a href="http://knoxvillemqg.blogspot.com/2017/05/coming-soon-our-2017-quilt-show.html" target="_blank">Knoxville MQG’s 2017 quilt show</a>! Kelly, Jean, Mary, Denise, Joan and Sara met up with three KnoxMQG members to see the quilts and enjoy lunch together. The show runs through the end of June; if you can't make it to see the quilts in person, there are plenty of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/KnoxvilleMQG/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1445365485519937" target="_blank">pictures available on Facebook</a>.</div>
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Late Summer Swap with Tucson MQG</h2>
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And finally, we’re going to participate in a mini quilt swap with the <a href="http://www.tucsonmodernquilts.com/" target="_blank">Tucson Modern Quilt Guild</a> in Arizona! Signups begin July 9, and participants will have through the end of October to make and ship their quilts. More information will be sent to members early next month.<br />
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Are you ready for a design challenge?<br />
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Guild member Veronica Hofman Ortega has graciously offered up a quilt top that we are going to slice into and redesign.<br />
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It's the perfect opportunity to exercise the techniques we learned from <a href="http://chattmqg.blogspot.com/2017/01/chattmqg-to-host-lecture-and-workshop.html" target="_blank">Mary Kerr in April</a>.<br />
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But before we cut into the <i>actual </i>quilt top, we're going to create designs on paper. Pack your creativity and your favorite quilt design tools and join us <b>Saturday, June 10 at 10 a.m.</b><br />
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The design that gets the most votes from members will be constructed as a guild during a sew-in at our July meeting.<br />
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See you Saturday!</div>
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Our May program was presented by Patricia Steadman, Martha Griffin, Sara Bradshaw and Audrey Workman and covered a variety of ways modern quilters can use appliqué in their work.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chattanooga riverfront quilt by Audrey Workman</td></tr>
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Patricia is an expert in this method and has learned tips and tricks that make the process easy and accurate. Patricia works from patterns but she makes some of the templates herself. She brought several examples of her appliqué work, both modern and traditional. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Patricia's needle-turn appliqué quilt hung in Paducah in 2016.</td></tr>
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One way to use appliqué in a modern quilt is to oversize it, and Patricia has done to the quilt pictured below. She made this floral appliqué top using a design featured in the book <i>Alison Glass Appliqué: The Essential Guide to Modern Appliqué</i>; it will be quilted by Denise Ohlman and donated to a Habitat for Humanity homeowner later this year.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A future Habitat for Humanity quilt</td></tr>
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You can also use needle-turn appliqué to add modern flair to a 3-D object. Patricia sewed floral shapes to the background before constructing this tote bag. <a href="http://carolynfriedlander.com/" target="_blank">Carolyn Friedlander</a> was spotted carrying a similar one at QuiltCon in Savannah.</div>
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Patricia’s favorite tips:</h3>
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<li>Freezer paper is great for appliqué patterns but it shrinks! Prep it by pre-ironing it before adhering it to fabric.</li>
<li>Instead of pinning or thread basting, use fabric glue to anchor loose pieces to the background. Keep glue away from the places you’ll stitch.</li>
<li>Use glue on points where fabric meets fabric; heat set with your iron.</li>
<li>Cut with serrated scissors. Fabric frays less, and you can feel the scissors bite into the fabric.</li>
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Whole-cloth and Reverse Appliqué</h2>
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Martha showed us how she uses the traditional Hawaiian folding method to make a modern appliqué paper pattern. Friedlander also uses this method.</div>
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Martha made this whole-cloth appliqué quilt using Friedlander’s Circle Lattice pattern.<b>*</b> It was fast and easy! </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Martha's whole-cloth appliqué quilt</td></tr>
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To make Bulls-Eye<b>*</b>, another Friedlander pattern, Martha used both needle-turn and reverse appliqué. </div>
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<li>For a large whole-cloth quilt, tape your fabric to a sliding glass door and trace your pattern onto it.</li>
<li>Don’t cut the whole thing out at once. Instead, cut about 2” at a time. Everything will remain more stable that way.</li>
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Running-stitch Reverse Appliqué on Cotton Knit</h2>
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Sara is making a modern t-shirt quilt—but it’s not what you’re thinking! She’s using oh-so-soft fleece knit for the backing and cotton knit for the exposed pieces. Sara’s method is similar to one she learned from <a href="https://alisonglass.com/" target="_blank">Alison Glass</a> at QuiltCon a few years ago, but Sara has made it softer. She works with old t-shirts instead of quilting cotton. Think Alabama Chanin and you’ll get a better idea. Sara enjoyed stitching this one last winter with the fleecy side on her lap.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sara's reverse appliqué on cotton knit</td></tr>
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You work this method with three layers—similar to a typical quilt—but the fabrics are different. Use knit on the top, quilting cotton in the middle, and knit on the back. Or use fleece on the back. Or put t-shirts in the middle. Your choices will dictate softness, weight, and ease of stitching.</div>
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Sara has made several squares using old clothing and plans to connect them into a larger project after she’s made more.</div>
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<li>Keep your knots exposed on the top of your quilt. They look pretty.</li>
<li>Rock your running stitch around the shape you cut out.</li>
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Audrey made a hexie quilt and glued her shapes to the background. No stitching happened before the quilting began! She used a mashup of techniques by Nicole Daksiewicz of <a href="http://modernhandcraft.com/" target="_blank">Modern Handcraft</a> and Cristy Fincher of <a href="https://purpledaisiesquilting.com/" target="_blank">Purple Daisies LLC</a>.</div>
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<li>Use pre-cut Hexagon Stabilizer or <a href="https://sharonschamber.com/products/sharon-s-secret-foundation" target="_blank">Sharon Schamber’s Secret Foundation</a> instead of paper when you make your hexies (read about it here). </li>
<li>Baste hexies to paper using Elmer’s washable glue stick.</li>
<li>Glue hexies to foundation using Liquid Stitch glue.</li>
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Audrey also showed us how she does “scrappy appliqué”. Modern Quilting instructor <a href="https://shannon-brinkley-studio.myshopify.com/" target="_blank">Shannon Brinkley</a> gets credit for both name and method, and as members of the MQG you can watch her explain it on their website in <a href="http://freshquilting.com/" target="_blank">Fresh Quilting</a>, Season 1 Episode 12.</div>
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The one thing Audrey does differently from Brinkley is this: Audrey sews around the small appliqué pieces before adhering the larger shapes to her background. Brinkley adheres first then free-motion stitches around the edges. Both methods work well!</div>
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Brinkley has skyline patterns of a lot of major cities throughout the world. Unfortunately there’s no Chattanooga yet. But Audrey had already drawn the Chattanooga riverfront, sketching from her own photos and altering the landscape a bit, and used that to play with Brinkley’s scrappy appliqué method.</div>
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Audrey also fell madly in love with a cloudy sky that Angela Walters quilted on a <a href="http://www.quiltingismytherapy.com/2014/02/17/busy-city-quilt/" target="_blank">Busy City quilt</a> for a client. Audrey had already tackled the Tennessee River with walking-foot organic wavy lines, and then the landscape with FMQ. She couldn’t find a cloudy sky tutorial so she stared and drew and stared and drew until she worked up her nerve, then she went for broke. Audrey gives Walters full kudos for the swirly cloudy sky idea.</div>
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<i><b>*Our appliqué team recommends these books and resources:</b></i></div>
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<li><i><a href="http://carolynfriedlander.com/shop/savor-each-stitch/" target="_blank">Savor Each Stitch</a></i> by Carolyn Friedlander</li>
<li><i><a href="http://alisonglass.bigcartel.com/product/alison-glass-applique-the-book" target="_blank">Alison Glass Appliqué: The Essential Guide to Modern Appliqué</a> </i>by Alison Glass</li>
<li><i><a href="http://alabamachanin.com/alabama-stitch-book-5" target="_blank">Alabama Stitch Book</a></i> by Natalie Chanin</li>
<li>The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVIEccpCbXY&list=PLF0TJ-wAyqnkXXAHvwTP0HQpjy63gILVj" target="_blank">video series</a> by Cristy Fincher on appliqué technique with the special foundation paper</li>
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Show and Tell</h2>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642961595881542029.post-89806125716714500762017-05-06T11:33:00.000-04:002017-05-07T17:16:01.111-04:00Appliqué on Modern Quilts<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGnodXXqkvgu0L5NevVBL4ckHLTngl-QkplPngnbDv4ZYQoYodlqtnZcLoRy9S4e9FL7d7uMnVAc9ndTM5w1kG2JFJ23NePFoWSmG8H_EHBZpgNRzqGYsd26cYtU0ee1JNUKIMugegiqc/s1600/Applique.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGnodXXqkvgu0L5NevVBL4ckHLTngl-QkplPngnbDv4ZYQoYodlqtnZcLoRy9S4e9FL7d7uMnVAc9ndTM5w1kG2JFJ23NePFoWSmG8H_EHBZpgNRzqGYsd26cYtU0ee1JNUKIMugegiqc/s320/Applique.png" width="320" /></a>Some modern quilters enjoy appliqué as handwork in keeping with the slow-stitching-for-relaxation frame of mind.<br />
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Others would like the freedom of shape that appliqué brings but don’t really like projects that may take a long time. <br />
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Join us <b>Saturday, May 13 at 10 a.m.</b> as we explore methods of appliqué, both fast and slow, that you can incorporate into your own modern quilt designs. <br />
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If you admire the work of quilters such as <a href="http://carolynfriedlander.com/" target="_blank">Carolyn Friedlander</a>, <a href="https://alisonglass.com/" target="_blank">Alison Glass</a>, <a href="https://shannon-brinkley-studio.myshopify.com/" target="_blank">Shannon Brinkle</a>y, and <a href="http://modernhandcraft.com/" target="_blank">Nicole Daksiewicz</a>, don’t miss this meeting.<br />
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We’ll demonstrate methods and talk products, and hopefully inspire you to start your own appliqué project!<br />
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Below are a few examples of the types of appliqué you'll see:<br />
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